Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-37140

HighRCE

Published: 26 June 2024

Published
26 June 2024
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0728 91.8th percentile
Risk Priority 22 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-37140 is a high-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Dell Data Domain Operating System. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 8.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Deeper analysis

Dell PowerProtect DD versions prior to 8.0, LTS 7.13.1.0, LTS 7.10.1.30, and LTS 7.7.5.40 contain an OS command injection vulnerability (CWE-78) in an administrative operation. The flaw allows improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command, exposing the underlying operating system to arbitrary command execution when the affected component processes attacker-supplied input.

A remote attacker with low privileges can exploit the issue over the network without user interaction. Successful exploitation grants execution of arbitrary OS commands with the privileges of the vulnerable application, which may result in full system takeover including the ability to read, modify, or delete data and disrupt availability.

Dell’s advisory DSA-2024-219 recommends applying the listed fixed releases to address the vulnerability. The EPSS score has remained flat at 0.0728 since disclosure, indicating limited observed exploitation interest to date.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Dell PowerProtect DD, versions prior to 8.0, LTS 7.13.1.0, LTS 7.10.1.30, LTS 7.7.5.40 contain an OS command injection vulnerability in an admin operation. A remote low privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the execution of arbitrary OS…

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commands on the system application's underlying OS with the privileges of the vulnerable application. Exploitation may lead to a system take over by an attacker.

CWE(s)
CWE-78

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

dell
data domain operating system
≤ 7.7.5.40 · 7.8.0.0 — 7.10.1.30 · 7.11.0.0 — 7.13.1.0

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

SC-27 Platform-independent Applications
addresses: CWE-78

Platform-independent apps typically execute inside a managed runtime or sandbox that restricts direct OS command execution, reducing the ability to exploit OS command injection.

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-78

Validates inputs to block special elements that would alter OS command execution.

References